A girl lights fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Hindus around the country will celebrate the Festival of Lights or Diwali on Monday. While this is a time of great joy with family and friends, for others, specifically the less fortunate and those without families, it can be a very dark day….
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues this morning at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Scene of bus crash on the N1 North near Ingwe Lodge, Musina on October 12, 2025. Officials from Zimbabwe and Malawi embassies and the Limpopo provincial government are expected to meet on Monday with the families of the 43 people killed in a bus crash outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo last Sunday. The overloaded bus…
Three suspects in the Hillary Gardee murder case, appearing before the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court, May 10. 2022. The trial of the man charged with the murder of Hillary Gardee is expected to resume on Monday in the Mpumalanga division of the High Court sitting in Mbombela. Rassie Nkuna is charged with the murder of the…
A police officer searches a vehicle during the Safer Festive Season operation. Gauteng police have arrested 75 motorists for drunk driving at the start of the Safer Festive Season operation over the weekend. The crackdown includes roadblocks, liquor outlet raids and patrols at major transport hubs across the province. More than 1 000 additional suspects…
(File Image) Learners seen writing exams. About 1000 matric learners will hold a prayer session in Qwaqwa in the eastern Free State on Monday ahead of the start of the 2025 national senior certificate final examinations. The exams will start on Tuesday with Computer Applications Tech and language papers. Provincial Education Department says at least…
A broken windscreen. Two more people have died in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash in Limpopo. This brings to six the number of people killed in the crash, which happened when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the R524 Punda Maria road outside Thohoyandou. The Limpopo Transport MEC’s spokesperson, Tshifhiwa…
Businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in court. Controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to appear before the High Court in Johannesburg to appeal the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court decision to deny him bail. In September, Matlala unsuccessfully applied for bail, with the lower court ruling he is a flight risk and a danger to society. Matlala…
A cross seen at sunset. Disgruntled residents in Chiawelo, Soweto, are pleading for action to be taken against a church that disturbs their peace. For more than 16 years, residents say they have had to endure the noise coming from the church’s live band and daily worship services. They accused the Unity Fellowship Church of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Former South African President Nelson Mandela at the UN. The Nelson Mandela Foundation is gearing up to host the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture this coming Saturday. It is considered one of South Africa’s most respected platforms for dialogue and reflection on global issues. The foundation has invited Francesca Albanese, the UN special…
